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In images: Crowds mesmerized by the Northern lights

In images: Crowds mesmerized by the Northern lights
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... These are the images of some of today’s events around the world.

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN

People gather on Hornbaek beach as Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN

People gather on Hornbaek beach as Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN

Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) illuminate the sky over Hornbaek beach, on the coast of North Zealand, Denmark, late 27 February 2023 (issued 28 February 2023). EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN

Visitors attend a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Visitors attend a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Visitors take photos at a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Visitors attend a media preview of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience 360-degree digital immersive art experience at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore, 28 February 2023. The 360-degree digital immersive art experience, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, will debut in Southeast Asia for the first time in Singapore’s RWS on 01 March 2023 where 300 of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh’s sketches, drawings, and paintings will be showcased using floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall large scale digital projections. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG

Go1 robot, by Unitree Company, is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia

Visitor testing virtual reality goggles at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta

Oppo Find N2 Flip is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) held at Fira Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, 28 February 2023. MWC Barcelona, the largest and most influential event for the connectivity ecosystem, will be held from 27 February to 02 March 2023. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the Opening Bell in New York, New York, USA, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Kenyan small and medium enterprise traders hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February 2023. The protesting traders complain of what they called unfair business advantage for Chinese nationals in the country saying Chinese businesses are kicking the locals out of business. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

Kenyan small and medium enterprise traders hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February 2023. The protesting traders complain of what they called unfair business advantage for Chinese nationals in the country saying Chinese businesses are kicking the locals out of business. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

Kenyan small and medium enterprise traders are dispersed by police officers during a protest against Chinese nationals owning businesses that engage in import, manufacture and distribution, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 February 2023. The protesting traders complain of what they called unfair business advantage for Chinese nationals in the country saying Chinese businesses are kicking the locals out of business. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

French President Emmanuel Macron talks with schoolchildren in a classroom during a prevention session on the papillomavirus (HPV infection) as he visits the College Jean Lartaut Middle School in Jarnac, France, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/STEPHANE MAHE

Independent Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders delivers remarks to student debt relief activists as oral arguments are presented in two cases challenging President Biden’s student debt relief program at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA 28 February 2023. Justices will hear arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. The hearing challenges the program to reduce student loans that is estimated to cost 400 billion US dollars over 30 years and which the administration says 16 million people were approved for loan relief. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW

Student debt relief activists rally during oral arguments in two cases challenging President Biden’s student debt relief program at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA 28 February 2023. Justices will hear arguments in Biden v. Nebraska and Department of Education v. Brown. The hearing challenges the program to reduce student loans that is estimated to cost 400 billion US dollars over 30 years and which the administration says 16 million people were approved for loan relief. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW

People wait at the El Dorado airport, after the closure of operations of the airline Viva Air, in Bogota, Colombia, 28 February 2023. Uncertainty and indignation reign in the main Colombian airports due to the cancellation of operations of the low-cost airline Viva Air, which pushed thousands of passengers to protest in the air terminals to demand solutions. EPA-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda

People wait at the El Dorado airport, after the closure of operations of the airline Viva Air, in Bogota, Colombia, 28 February 2023. Uncertainty and indignation reign in the main Colombian airports due to the cancellation of operations of the low-cost airline Viva Air, which pushed thousands of passengers to protest in the air terminals to demand solutions. EPA-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda

People wait at the El Dorado airport, after the closure of operations of the airline Viva Air, in Bogota, Colombia, 28 February 2023. Uncertainty and indignation reign in the main Colombian airports due to the cancellation of operations of the low-cost airline Viva Air, which pushed thousands of passengers to protest in the air terminals to demand solutions. EPA-EFE/Mauricio Duenas Castaneda

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action against Maxime Cressy of USA during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias

Maxime Cressy of USA in action against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias

Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action against Maxime Cressy of USA during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias

Matteo Arnaldi of Italy in action against Daniil Medvedev of Russia during round 1 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis ATP Championships 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/Yoshua Arias

Birk Ruud of Norway in action during the Men’s Freeski Slopestyle competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

Elias Syrja of Finland in action during the Men’s Freeski Slopestyle competition at the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships in Bakuriani, Georgia, 28 February 2023. EPA-EFE/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

TikTok application logo displayed on a mobile phone in Randers, Denmark, 28 February 2023. The Danish Parliament announced on 28 February that it had asked MPs and all of its staff to delete the TikTok application from their work phones because of the ‘risk of espionage’. EPA-EFE/Bo Amstrup DM/ ML

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